There is a difference between"being a writer" and writing. Writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair.
George found him his home, a cleaned-out storage room without bathroom. After a year or so, he began to doubt myself but he still keep putting his dream to the test.
He wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, "What if? "
Anyone with a dream will experience poverty, neglect, and fear of failure.
His friend offered him a well-paid job which became a kind of siren call tempting him to give up his dream, but he refused.
His dream of being a full-time writer cleared his senses.
He′s going to stick it out and write.
Through George he met other struggling artists,like Joe Delaney and Harry Bela Fonte, which became role models for him.
He learned that you had to make sacrifices and live creatively to keep working at your dreams.
He began to sell his articles. One dayat lunch with editors of Reader′s Digest, he told these stories of his grandmother and aunts and cousins, finally he left with a contract. In 1970, Roots was published and the writer succeed.
he was blinded by the light of his success.But one day a brown paper bag with two corroded sardine cans, a nickel, a dime and three pennies reminded him of the past. He sent them out to be framed. He keep that clear plastic case where he can see it every day.
Only the things reminds him of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland.
It's a lesson anyone with a dream should learn.
